On the evening of June 14, 2022, 24-year-old Trayvon David Howard was shot and killed in New Orleans’ Little Woods neighborhood on the 14700 block of Chef Menteur Highway. Police say the shooting arose from a dispute between acquaintances rather than a random act of violence.

Investigators identified a single suspect, known to Howard. Within a week the New Orleans Police Department arrested Kenyatta Jones. Court records state that a verbal altercation escalated, that Jones allegedly retrieved a firearm, and that Howard sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Jones was charged with second-degree murder.

The arrest and charge begin the court process as Howard’s family and the neighborhood look for answers. If anyone knew Trayvon, was in the area that night, or has information about the dispute, please come forward.